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Valued Member
Canada
79 Posts |
Please give me your opinion of this 1868 Half. I found the golden toning around the edges appealing.   The images were taken with my scanner. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10982 Posts |
The scans are too small and low in resolution to make a sound judgement. The detail appears to be near mint state and I'll add that type of toning is indicative of a cleaned coin that is just beginning to re-tone. Not saying that's the case with this coin but it's often the case when you see light rim toning on 19th century silver coins.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6386 Posts |
Looks AU-55 easy for detail. At that level of preservation there should be lots of mint luster, especially around the rims between stars and letters. Your shots don't really show any luster, although that could be due to poor photos. If luster is as weak as the photos suggest however I'd guess the coin has been dipped to the point that luster has been badly degraded.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1959 Posts |
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Rest in Peace
United States
4078 Posts |
 to all of the above but, still an outstanding coin. AU-55 |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Nice looker, but agree we could use larger pics and info about luster.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7375 Posts |
Scans and small pics are tough, but all in all very nice coin, will say unc details for now. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3210 Posts |
Definite high au maybe low ms too hard to tell need better pics.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12057 Posts |
Scanner photos? If so, they make it hard to see luster. If it's lustrous..  I want it. LOL. mid grade MS if no wear. Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8137 Posts |
AU-55
That is one nice half!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
36770 Posts |
This one looks MS but hard to tell from scans.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
18670 Posts |
MS details. Maybe as high as 63. Anyone that dips an unc coin should be flogged
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Valued Member
United States
246 Posts |
From what I see I see a solid MS-62 Coin, any luster would be a huge bonus for me.
If it is really dull though then?
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Valued Member
 Canada
79 Posts |
Thanks for the feedback! I will post new pictures shortly, have had a crazy week at home. I will try and get better pics on my phone.
I'm still learning about luster and cleaned coins so I appreciate all feedback. IMO the coin does have luster in the fields on the obverse.
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Valued Member
Canada
79 Posts |
I am not sure if these images are any better, I took them with my phone. Again I am still new and learning and I need all the help I can get. I may need to find a better way of getting photos of my coins online.   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12057 Posts |
MS-64, album toned.
Drop dead gorgeous.
Anyone want to take a shot on if it's a retoned dipped specimen?
Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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Posted 07/14/2015 2:04 pm
